• August 13,17：The “APEC Third Senior Officials Meeting, SOM3” were convened in Papua New Guinea. The Executive Committee of the Life Science Innovation Forum held an event titled “APEC Roadmap on Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control” on August 13. HPA Deputy Director-General Chen Jun-chiu was invited to give a speech on the health and life hazards posed by cervical cancer for women in Taiwan and the process and challenges of HPV vaccination policy formation from the perspective of epidemiology in Session 4: Building a Resilient Prevention and Immunization Eco-system. In addition, HPA, EJ Waramin, a manager from Papua New Guinea, and Charles Harvey, Regional Director Vaccine Public Policy Asia Pacific, MSD, shared policies and practical experiences in the implementation of HPV vaccination programs.

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• August 3,10,17,24：The nationwide 2018 Senior Energy and Vitality competition was held in New Taipei City, Changhua County, Tainan City, and Hualien County, respectively. A total of 2,417 seniors up to the age of 100 gave live performances. HPA Deputy Director-General Ms. Yu Li-Hui and Director Lu Chung-Jen of the Sports Administration personally attended this event to cheer for the senior performers.

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• August 7-10：Director-General Wang Ying-Wei and the Leader of Community Health Division participated in the 14th international conference of International Federation on Ageing (IFA) with the theme of “Towards a Decade of Healthy Ageing – From Evidence to Action. ” This event gave Taiwanese representatives a chance to gain a better understanding of implementation conditions in foreign countries and thereby enhance program implementation efficiency in Taiwan. In addition, a visit to Mount Sinai Hospital and discussions with representatives of the Toronto Council on Aging were arranged to facilitate exchanges on age-friendliness issues.

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• August 3-5：HPA organized a “Biennial Academic Conference on School Nursing and Health Education in the Asia-Pacific Region” in cooperation with the School Nurses Association of R.O.C. and the K-12 Education Administration of the Ministry of Education. Professor Regina Lai Tong Lee, former executive representative of the WHO Collaborating Center in the Western Pacific and HPA Director-General Wang Ying-Wei delivered keynote speeches. This conference had an attendance of around 700.

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• July 28：HPA organized a seminar on sports and health for all titled “Creation of a Sports City to Level Up Health” in cooperation with the Sports Administration of the Ministry of Education in 2018. This event featured a roundtable discussion by the central and local governments. Bob Heere, Director of the North American Society of Sport Management, and Kuno Shinya, professor at University of Tsukuba shared practical experiences in the promotion in the Netherlands and Japan. In addition, around 300 industry, academia, civil society, and media representatives were invited to participate in this seminar.

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• July 25- August 1：Organization of a discussion forum titled “The Future of Our Nation – Child and Adolescent Health Data and Policies” in the NTUH International Convention Center to present the results of child and adolescent related research programs and solicit policy recommendations and action strategy proposals.

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• July 19,24-26：HPA organized five workshops on the “Promotion of Dementia-friendly Community Practices” in Pingtung County, Yunlin County, Taipei City, Kaohsiung City, and Yilan County, respectively, to promote dementia-friendly pilot community programs and nationwide dementia-friendly initiatives. Around 380 participants attended these workshops. The ultimate goal is to develop local action programs by harnessing the organizational capabilities of communities.

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• July 18：Revision of the “Directions Regarding Medical Institutions Providing Preventive Healthcare Services, ” effective as of August 1st, 2018

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• July 15-20：HPA participated in the 2018 Healthy Aging Summit in Washington D.C., USA. During this summit, HPA Deputy Director-General Ms. Yu Li-Hui presented a paper on age-friendliness to share achievements of Taiwan in the promotion of age-friendliness with participants in the summit. Upon conclusion of the summit, visits to government agencies in the vicinity of the venue were arranged. During these visits, HPA personnel conducted exchanges with the National Institute on Aging (NIA) on old-age exercise, nutrition, frailty, and dementia prevention and discussions with the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) on health monitoring methods and statistical analysis. HPA also visited the Center for Injury Research and Policy at John Hopkins University to conduct exchanges on traffic accident prevention and home safety issues. In addition, HPA engaged in discussions with Age-friendly DC, Bernice Fonteneau Senior Wellness Center, and National Programs of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Association on age-friendliness, communities, and healthcare.

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• June 27-29：The “11th National Conference on Health Promotion and Environmental Health 2018” was held in Bangkok under the theme of “Miracle of the First 1,000 Days: Maternal & Child Nutrition, Growth and Development” with an attendance of over 1,200. In a special session on the theme of “Health Promotion: International Experiences” on June 28, HPA delivered a report on “Policies of the 1,000 days in Taiwan” and “Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative in Taiwan. ” During the conference, exchanges were conducted with Dr. Wachira Penjuntr and Dr. Amporn Benjaponpitak, Director-General and Deputy Director-General of the Ministry of Public Health, Thailand, and heads of subordinate bureaus and departments. In addition, communication channels for future bilateral cooperation were established.

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